Applying for an ERC Advanced Grant requires a single submission of the full proposal (maximum 24 pages) followed by a two-step evaluation procedure. A complete proposal includes the following components:

• Administrative Forms (to be edited online via EPSS)
• Research Proposal (upload as PDF via EPSS)
• Supporting documentation (binding statement of support by the host institution, etc.)

The administrative forms ask for the following information:

• Administrative data concerning the Principal Investigator as well as the scientific project (A1)
• Data concerning the host institution (A2) and the estimated research budget (A3)

The research proposal contains 3 sections:

• Section 1: The profile of the applicant including a Scientific CV with a so called Funding-ID (max. 2 pages), the 10-Year-Track-record (max. 2 pages) as well as a summary of the research project (Extended Project Synopsis) which must not exceed 5 pages.
• Section 2: The description of the Research Project must not exceed 15 pages (including an Ethical-Issues-Table and - if applicable - explanations on how the project will deal with ethical issues).

Regarding the supporting documentation, it has to be noted that proposals without the binding statement of support by the host institution will not be considered for evaluation.